Hunahpu's Imperial Stout
(has 15 batches)
Cigar City Brewing in Tampa, Florida, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular|
Score
8.36
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In Mayan mythology, Hun Hunahpu was the father of the Mayan hero twins Hunahpu and Xbalanque. Hun Hunahpu, along with his brother Vucub Hunahpu, was tricked by the Dark Lords of the underworld and slain. Hun Hunahpu’s corpse morphed into a cacao tree, his head becoming a cacao pod, which in typically awesome mythology fashion, spit upon the hand of a young maiden named Xiquic who promptly became pregnant with the hero twins. The twins would ultimately grow up to avenge their father and uncle and defeat the Dark Lords and ascend the heavens to become the moon and sun. We brew Hunahpu’s® Imperial Stout once a year and release it only at the brewery on the second Saturday in March. We will continue to do so until the end of the cycle.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
2014 bottle, has been standing in my "cellar" for some years. Pours pitch black, like motoroil, with a dark brown head that doesn't last long. Aroma's of vegetal chili, spices (cinnamon certainly, light vanilla), chocolate. Flavour is (above) moderate sweet with some roasty bitterness. Above medium bodied. Chili heat is very mild. Alcohol well hidden. Long finish, with spices and light roasty bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Dec 2020
at 21:21
7/10
Nadal w starym stylu, taki stoucik kawowy do chlania, pumpernikel? Wisniosliwka? Takie moznaby wychlac samemu cale ale bez wiekszych refleksji
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from Bottle
at
Melina U Kamila
on 10 Nov 2020
at 19:14
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Mixed review bottle (3/14/15) pour, from trade with Johnnniee--thanks, John and can (3/12/22) pour (courtesy Chalumeaux--thanks, TJ!) bottle (3/11/23) shared AFHops--thanks, Chris!). Appearance is opaque black with dark brown sheen across the top with finger-width reddish-light brown, crackling fizzy head with poor retention and no lacing. Aroma is strong malt, milder chiles, vanilla and cinnamon. Taste is strong malt and chili spice, late cinnamon, vanilla and mildest cacao. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with smooth texture, pleasant heat (chile? alcohol?), soft carbonation and finish as taste. Overall, a somewhat surprising amount of chili spice and heat given the age (but similar to the one-year old pour)--have recent experience with chile adjuncts withering after a year. Am glad to have had a fresher version so question of effect of age was answered--stands up well even after a long time (probably enjoyed the older one more!).
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Mar 2020
at 01:01
9.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle shared with ma fellas vestergaard and rasmusott. Pours pitch black with a thick, creamy mocha dark head. Aromas of chocolate, slight roast, cinnamon, vanilla, caramel fudge. Taste is dark chocolate, vanilla, fudge, pepper, chili sweetness, sweet dark fruits, slight sweet licorice, cinnamon, good amount of roasted malts. Dang, this is good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Nov 2019
at 17:20